Download or read book Ottawa An Illustrated History written by John H. Taylor and published by James Lorimer & Company. This book was released on 1986 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bytown's early years - as military outpost and lumber town - did not presage greatness. Yet this rough little town (renamed Ottawa in 1855) did not remain insignificant, for geography and politics soon combined to place it at centrestage as Canada's national capital. Ottawa's fascinating story is recounted with skill and wit in John H. Taylor's Ottawa: An Illustrated History. Taylor tells this story in all its variations - the life of the French and the English, the poor and the rich; the politics of city hall and Parliament Hill; the social lives of Ottawans. Crisp and colourful, Ottawa: An Illustrated History focuses on the history of the city's relationship with its landlord - the federal government - but it also does more. It weaves together, for the first time, all the complex strands that over the years have shaped Ottawa's identity. Ottawa: An Illustrated History is handsomely illustrated by 150 historical photographs and by a dozen original maps depicting the city's geographical evolution.
Download or read book An Ottawa Album written by Marion Van de Wetering and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 1997-10 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the citys development from the days when Bytown was a lumber village to its emergence as Canadas capital.
Download or read book Where Rivers Meet written by Courtney C. J. Bond and published by [Burlington, Ont.] : Windsor Publications (Canada). This book was released on 1984 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Society of the Living Dead written by Jim Ridings and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "It will put pink cheeks on you." That is what the managers of Radium Dial in Ottawa, Illinois, told the young women who painted radium on the faces of clock dials in the 1920s and 1930s. Instead, their teeth fell out and their jaws and bones disintegrated. Instead of putting pink in their cheeks, it put the women in their graves. The company knew the hazards of working with radium, but they took no safety precautions. They lied to the workers and they denied compensation to the victims. To avoid financial liability, Radium Dial closed its doors and reopened a few blocks away as Luminous Processes and continued its deadly work for another forty years. Radium Dial cared more about the health and profitability of its company than they cared about the health of the women who made the company profitable. There really was a "Society of the Living Dead," formed by the women who were dying from radium poisoning. Their astounding true story is told here.
Download or read book Ottawa Illinois written by Richard O'Hara and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new version of Ottawa's history focuses on the city's ancient past, early beginnings, and the 50 years between 1900 and 1950.
Download or read book Blooms written by Richard Hinchcliff and published by . This book was released on 2016-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Chinatown written by Paul Yee and published by James Lorimer & Company. This book was released on 2005-10-19 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author Paul Yee tells the stories of eight Canadian Chinatown's -- Vancouver, Victoria, Calgary, Winnipeg, Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal, and Halifax -- and explores the unique culture and heritage of each.
Download or read book Our People Our Journey written by James M. McClurken and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his thoroughly researched chronicle, McClurken documents in words and images every major lineage and family of the Little River Ottawas. He describes the Band's struggles to find land to call its own over several centuries, including the hardships that began with European exploration of what is now the upper Midwest.
Download or read book Ottawa Stories written by Clifford Robinson Scott and published by History Press. This book was released on 2014-05-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From backwoods roughing to backroom politics, Cliff Scott tells the story of Canada's capital city through its most colourful characters and most shocking events. A must-read for anyone interested in Ottawa's history. Meet the real-life Paul Bunyan and the home-grown princess of Denmark as Scott highlights the great and small, famous and infamous.
Download or read book Lumber Kings and Shantymen written by David Lee and published by James Lorimer & Company. This book was released on 2006-07-07 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: David Lee presents an in-depth history of the Ottawa Valley and the economy that dominated its formative years, as well as examining the environmental impact on the region's natural resources.
Download or read book Pontiac Chief of the Ottawas written by Jane Fleischer and published by Troll Communications. This book was released on 1979 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A brief biography of the Indian war chief who in 1760 called for war against the English.
Download or read book Giants of Canada s Ottawa Valley written by Joan Finnigan and published by GeneralStore PublishingHouse. This book was released on 1981 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Illinois written by Gerald A. Danzer and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book gathers drawings, engravings, photographs, maps, and other illustrations to inspire imaginations young and old to envision the history of Illinois in all its depth and breadth. Gerald A. Danzer distills the story of Illinois from these visual artifacts, exploring the state's history from its earliest peoples and their encounters with European settlers, through territorial struggles and the strife of the Civil War, and into the modern era of industry and urbanization.
Download or read book Native American Clothing written by Ted J. Brasser and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of photographs from museums, collectors and private dealers that documents five centuries of Native American artistry.
Download or read book What People Wore When written by Melissa Leventon and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2008-07-08 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book was conceived, designed and produced by Ivy Press ... East Sussex"--T.p. verso.
Download or read book Rideau Hall an Illustrated History of Government House Ottawa From Victorian Times to the Present Day written by Canada. Department of Supply and Services and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Oka written by Harry Swain and published by Douglas & McIntyre. This book was released on 2010 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On July 11, 1990, tension between white and Mohawk people at Oka, just west of Montreal, took a violent turn. At issue was the town's plan to turn a piece of disputed land in the community of Kanesatake into a golf course. Media footage of rock-throwing white residents and armed, masked Mohawk Warriors facing police across barricades shocked Canadians and galvanized Aboriginal people from coast to coast. In August, Quebec Premier Robert Bourassa called for the Canadian army to step in. Harry Swain was deputy minister of Indian Affairs throughout the 78-day standoff, and his recreation of events is dramatic and opinionated. In Oka, Swain writes frankly about his own role and offers fascinating profiles of the high-level players on the government's side -- Quebec Native Affairs Minister John Ciaccia, federal Indian Affairs Minister Tom Siddon, Chief of the Defence Staff General John de Chastelain, Premier Robert Bourassa and Prime Minister Brian Mulroney. Swain offers rare insight into the workings of government in a time of crisis, but he also traces what he calls the 200-year tail of history and shows how the Mohawk experience reflects the collision between European and Aboriginal cultures. Twenty years on, health, social and economic indicators for Aboriginal Canadians are still shameful. The well-funded "Indian industry" is a national disgrace, Swain says, and the Indian Act is in urgent need of replacement. Identifying current flashpoints for Aboriginal land rights across the country, he argues that true reconciliation will not be possible until government commits to meaningful reform.
